X. Degree Programs
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Psychology: Brain & Cognition (PBC)
Department of Psychology, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences
The B.Sc. Major in Psychology: Brain and Cognition offers an opportunity for students to develop interests within learning, perception, cognition, and biopsychology from a sound base in physical and biological sciences. Students primarily interested in other areas within psychology should consult the schedule of studies for the Bachelor of Arts program. Psychology courses in the above focuses may also be studied via the B.A. program.
Note on Honours Courses
Honours Courses: courses designated with (H) are designed for students in a psychology honours specialization. This includes B.A. Honours Psychology (PYSC) major or minor, B.A. Information Systems and Human Behaviour (ISHB) major, B.Sc. Psychology: Brain and Cognition (PBC), major or minor, and the Neuroscience (NEUR) minor. (H) courses are Honours level requiring for registration a cumulative average of at least 70% in all course attempts in Psychology or registration in the ISHB major, NEUR minor, or PBC major or minor. Unless otherwise specified, all other courses may be taken by students in a general or honours program, providing the prerequisites are met.
Major (Honours Program)
Semester 1
| BIOL*1090 | [0.50] | Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology |
| CHEM*1040 | [0.50] | General Chemistry I |
| MATH*1080 | [0.50] | Elements of Calculus I |
| PHYS*1070 | [0.50] | Introductory Physics for Life Sciences |
| PSYC*1000 | [0.50] | Introduction to Psychology |
| Students who are lacking one 4U /grade 12 course in Biology, Chemistry or Physics must take the equivalent introductory course in first semester. The required first-year science courses in that subject should be completed according to the revised schedule of studies available at: http://www.bsc.uoguelph.ca/revisedss | ||
Semester 2
| CHEM*1050 | [0.50] | General Chemistry II | ||||||
| PHYS*1080 | [0.50] | Physics for Life Sciences | ||||||
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Semester 3
Semester 4
| PSYC*2040 | [0.50] | Research Statistics | |||||||||
| PSYC*2360 | [0.50] | Introductory Research Methods | |||||||||
| 0.50 Psychology core (PSYC*2330, PSYC*2390, PSYC*2410, PSYC*2650) | |||||||||||
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| 0.50 Arts/Non-Psychology Social Science electives * | |||||||||||
Semester 5 **
| 2.50 electives or restricted electives (Students contemplating graduate studies should see Graduate Studies Advisory Note below) |
Semester 6 **
| PSYC*3250 | [0.50] | Psychological Measurement |
| 2.00 electives or restricted electives | ||
Semester 7 **
2.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 8 **
2.50 electives or restricted electives*
Restricted Electives
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Program Requirements:
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Students are required to complete 16.00 credits in science of which a minimum of 6.00 credits must be at the 3000/4000 level and at least 2.00 credits of these must be 4000 level
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*Students should refer to the list of Approved Science and Arts/Social Science electives for BSc students: http://www.bsc.uoguelph.ca/Approved_electives.shtml
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The selection of electives should take into consideration the prerequisites for preferred advanced courses. With the permission of the Psychology Department PRIOR to course selection, up to 2 non-psychology credits can be used towards the psychology credits if such courses enhance the student's psychology program.
** Graduate Studies Advisory Note
Students planning to enter a graduate program in Psychology are advised to complete PSYC*3370 and PSYC*3380 in Semesters 5 and 6, as well as and PSYC*4880 in Semesters 7 and 8, respectively. PSYC*4370 or PSYC*4900 must be completed prior to or concurrently with either PSYC*4870 or PSYC*4880.
*** Depending upon the project chosen, these courses will be evaluated by the faculty advisor to determine their suitability as science electives.
Minor (Honours Program)
A minor in Psychology: Brain and Cognition requires a minimum of 5.00 psychology credits as follows:
| PSYC*1000 | [0.50] | Introduction to Psychology |
| PSYC*2360 | [0.50] | Introductory Research Methods |
2.00 credits from 2000 level psychology core courses selected as follows:
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1.50 credits from:
PSYC*2330 [0.50] Principles of Learning PSYC*2390 [0.50] Principles of Sensation and Perception PSYC*2410 [0.50] Behavioural Neuroscience I PSYC*2650 [0.50] Cognitive Psychology -
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PSYC*2310 [0.50] Introduction to Social Psychology PSYC*2450 [0.50] Introduction to Developmental Psychology PSYC*2740 [0.50] Personality
1.50 credits from courses in Restricted Electives list above
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